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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16
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correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

Correspondence OF lile lAlcAhnul.l tf'iHctte.I
LONG BEACH, l.. l., Aug. live reach
ed New York on Thursday evening.and left
early Friday morning for Long Branch,
where we were joined by Messrs. Hall, Car
lin and Taylor After spending two days
here enjoying the pure air and splendid
bathing, and seeing everything to be seen,
Including visit TO Elberon, where we saw
the cottage where Garfield died, we visited
Asbury Park and enjoyed saltwater bath
very much. This is very nice place, and q
large number of people are summering here.
1t is very quiet in comparison TO Long
Branch, where you soe so much. All re-
turned to New York IN Saturday evening,
after pleasant ride on the ocean, and early
Sunday morning left for this place. Long
Beach seems TO ba resort for very wealthy
and distinguished people. 1t has very
line hotel, with the beach fully 200 feet from
the balcony Mr.. Carlin and | enjoyed tho
surf very much An incident occurred here
which amused us very much After procur-
ing dinner tickets aud listening to what DR..
Hall said was simply grand in the way of
music, We proceeded to the dining room, leav-
ing our friend, Mr.. Taylor, (now pleasantly
known as the "Baron") to obtain some infor-
nation from the chief clerk. When he reach
ed there New York Herald correspondent
was interviewing him about the prominent
people as the Beach; our friend. the Baron,
informed him that ne was q brother chip of
the press, and produced his credentials. AS
soon as the proprietor ascertained that fact,
he asked the Baron when be arrived, how
long be expected to stay, and if he had din.
ner. He answered that he had purchased =
dinner ticket when the clerk instantly re-
funded him $3.50, and asked him if he had
any friend with him He said yes, but they
were eating dinner l can assure you when
the Baron returned with his cash in his
pocket we al wished We were members of
the press, and have selected the reporter of
our party to register and arrange everything
at each point where we expect to stop.
Ex.secretary Manning and wife are sum-
meripg here. Our party is enjoying very
good health, and l am pleased TO say that
have improved very much since leaving
home We leave Monday morning for the
KaatskiIi Mountains. NJ. B. II.
7. S.-Messrs Carlin and Taylor are de-
voting their attention 10 the ladies; DIR. Hall
to music, and Auditor Price TO assisting me
10 make our cash balance, but il we have TO
pay Sl.50 for dinner and the Baron gets his
gratis | think we:wil have to draw on him.
NJ B. H.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

RroToUs PRocEEDINcs.-Fully five thousand
colored people attended the African Methodist
camp meeting, which began near Onancock on
Sunday, coming from all parts Of the Eastern
Shore of Virginia and many from Maryland.
Free fights occurred off and on during the day, in
which many were knocked down with clubs, and
the preacher had to go down from the stand sew
eral times to restore order. AS night came on the
disturbances increased in number, and John Bay
ly, n notorious colored desperate in those parts
attempted to carry keg of whiskey into the
preachers tent, when he was stopped by Jim
White, also colored, with whom he got involved
in a row. Bsyly stabbed White several times in
the face and body, indicting dangerous wounds.
The widest excitement prevailed among the wor-
shippers. Religious services were suspended for
time. Women and children screamed, some faint
cd. and many fled to the woods, whore they re-
manned all night. The special colored police at
tempted to arrest Bayly, but he successfully de-
fed them and made his escape tho south bound
express to Norfolk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16
The late Railroad Accident.

PEORIA. ILL.,, Aug. 16.-Many of the friends
and relatives of the dead were at the com
psny's general Office to day. ard consider
able speculation is heard as to the possible
action of the company relating TO the SET
Element of claims. The road is by no means
in good financial condition It's stock, or ut
least the greater part of it, is owned by par
ties in New York city or ia represented
there. The officers of the company are re-
porting to the stock. holders the extent Of
the calamity and all facts connected there
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16
ALEX ANDRIA.
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16.

MANY EXCELLENT people and good GEM
ocrAts labor under the strange deluslon the0
as later democratic conventions have repu-
diatel measures that former democratic
conventions have approved, anu have en-
dorsed measures that former democratic
conventions have denounced and condemn
ed. The State debt question is settled, and
that nothing more must be said or doDe
about that question now lest it be reopened
and untold evils befall the democrats III con-
sequence What Virginia democratic or re-
publican conventions may or may not Go
has no effect whatever upon decision oil
the United States Supreme Court, and no
legal effect upon the States creditors. AS
to reopening the debt question, il that ques-
ton has ever been closed siace it first arose,
neither the State nor her creditors, the par
ties most interested, have ever heard OF ID.
AS IL has never been closed, It has always
been omen. and therefore can not be reopen
ca by any number of words or actions Be
siies. when the democratic State conven-
ten FIRST acquiesced in General Mahone's re-
pudiation measure, the Riddleberger bill,
it aid so with the distinct understanding
that that bill was to be submitted to the
courts, and, of course, that the decision OF
the highest court in the land would be de
cisive. As that decision has been rendered.
and as il is adverse how good and law abid-
ing ciiizers can persist in attempting to en-
force the provisions of that bill, is hard to
tell, ana the more so as such attempts ne
cessarily subject the State to greatly in
creased expense in the way of law suits,
and to immense losses by enabling tax
payers To se,tle their tax bills by mere
tender of coupons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

The LATE ROBERT TooMBs.-A writer
in the Louisville C0urier,Journal says
"Since the recent death of ex .Senator r. NJ
L. Hunter, of Virginia, Senator Reagan, of
Texas, and ex Governor It. II. Watts, ofAl-
ALBANIA, are the only surviving members of
Mr.. Davis's cabinet. Reagan was Postmas
ter. General and Watts Attorney General
At Montgomery, Ala, there was a secret
session of the Cabinet to see whether we
should lombard Fort Sumter. Toomb5 was
then Secretary OF State, and was regarded
as the most rash, headstrong and violent
man in the Confederacy. While in the pres
ence of Mr.. Davis the balance of the Cabi.
net gave their opinions in favor of the bonn
bardment, MIR. Toombs was, as was his
custom, pacing tho floor. When it came
his turn to express his opinion, to the
amazement Of all, be vehemently opposed
the attack, and made one of the most re
markable speeches of all his life in opposi.
tion to it. He said it would be the doom of
the Confederacy. He said: Let Charleston
go. Give up Sumter. Let it be provision.
ed, but never explode the volcano that is
under our feet He said it was suicide and
madness. and would lose us every friend in
all the North, and exhibited all his magnifi
cent powers in opposition to the attack.
He said: MIR. President, you will wantonly
strike hornets nest that fills the North
from ocean to ocean, ard legions, now quiet,
will swarm out to sting US to death. 1t is
unnecessary it puts US in the wrong; it is
fatal And so it was. Toombs was the
wisest and greatest of all the statesmen of
the Southern Confederacy."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

WHEREVER THERE Is IL temperance party,
the republicans are striving to secure its as
sistance, and III most cases they meetwith sue
cess. That this should be the case Is strange,
in view Of The we'll knOwn facts that no
man, rot even the mo:t "blood Thirsty trai-
TOR and rebel, - ever received more repub.
lcan abuse than Mr.. St. John, the temper
aace candidate for President three years
ago; that the republicans want the tax re-
moved from whiekey; that the republicans
of Massachusetts after declaring in conven-
ton for the submission of a prohibition
amendment to the vote of the people, in
the legislature prevented such submission,
and that Mr.. Blaine, The late and the mex t
republican Presidential candidate, has
lodged the temperance question whenever
ne has been brought to the test. Better an
open enemy always than n false friend, for
the former can be provided against, while
the latter eau not The democrats are OPP
posed to prohibition, because it is an in.
frineement upon personal liberty, and they
say SO openly and above board, while the
republicans, though protesting to its friends
to be in favor of it, always attempt to make
that profession rebound to their own ben
eft, rather than to that Of the real temper
Gpce cause
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16
Foreign News.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Daily Ne1cS re.
ferring 70 the Northwich election, says
Seldom has any government year afte;- its
formation met with such an emphatic re-
buff A remnant or simulacrum of the dis
sident party still floats about the Hobbies and
benches of the house of Commons, but in the
constituencies it is not to be seen.
The Morning Post is depressed over The re-
suit and urges the conservatives to effect bot
ter organization. 1t refuses to believe that
the country is changing its mind in regard
to home rule.
The Daily Telegraph says 1.-THE upionist
converts have become perverts, and the
abstentionists have returned to their Glad
stonian allegiance" The paper attributes
the result il Northwich to the weakness OF
the unionist candidate and cam paign, and
begs the unionist leaders TO abandon the be-
lief that it is sufficient to send candidate
to district with their blessing to secure a
victory.
The Standard thinks there is evidence
that the Irish question is no longer so pow
erful lever, proving that the minds of uu-
ionist electors are becoming lulled to con-
dition of false security. The Northwich
election, the STANDARD adds, shows unmis-
takably that the battle for the union has
yet to be fought.
The Times says That the government make
fatal mistake ii they see in the recent cleo
/ tons any reason for slackening their efforts
TO cope effectually with the forces Of disor-
der in Ireland.
Earl Cowper writes to the Times urging
thegovernment to firmly support Earl Cardo-
gans amendment to the land bill. To &C
csde to the wishes of the opposition, be
says, would mean revision of all rent fixed
in the last years which would inevitably
lead to block in the land court.
Meiere Goldschmidt, the Danish poet, nov.
elist and Journalist, is dead He was 6S
years old.
BELGRADE, Aug. 1G.-A commission ap-
pointed to inquire into the condition of Ser
Wan finances has discovered serious deficits.
The finance minister has ordered the Sc.
questraton of the property of his predcces
sor, NJ Petrovch.
METZ. Aug. 16.-It is reported here that
NJ. Jenot, French professor connected
with the Lyceum at Nancy, was arrested
yesterday morning on the glacis of Fort
Alvenzleben on suspicion of being spy and
lodged in prison to await an inquiry. M.
Jenot, the report says, protested against his
arrest, stating that he had simply wandered
to the fort from the village of Lorry, where
he was spending his holiday.
BORDEAUX, Aug. 1G.-This city has been
visited by hurricance which destroyed sn
enormous amount of property. The storm
caused the collision at Areachon of two ex-
cursion trains and several cars were wreck
ed and seventeen persons were injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

THE CHICAGO Herald Gays: "To demand
the immediate repeal of the internal revenue
system is to demand the continuation OF the
protective tariff" Correct. and yet the
democratic convention of Virginia, an agri
cultural State, recently did that very thing
and thereby demanded the repeal of the tax
on whisky, which no body need pay unless
80 disposed, and demanded the continuation
of the tax on every necessary of life the
Virginia farmer is compelled to buy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

| CLAIRyOYANT ARRESTED. Davis,
an aged colored woman, who resides in
Philadelphia, and her two married daugh-
tiers, Sarah Dilks and Elizabeth Milton, both
of whom lived with their mother, were sent
| 10 the insane department of the alms.house
| last week, al! victims, so it is alleged, of q
| female clairvoyant named LIE Dent. Three
weeks ago Mrs. lie Dent was called on to
see Mrs. Milton, who was i'll, and while
there informed the latter that someone had
put 6 spell on her, which it was necessary
to remove at once. She stated, it is alleged,
that the could break the charm if they
would follow her direction and not men,
| ton the matter TO any living soul. This
| they promised to do, and were furnished with
q lot of herbs by Mrs. LeDent, who instructed
| item to make tea of them and drink it. She
also placed something around their necks and
instructed them to grab this with both hands
close to the chin occasionally, and remark /:
Jack, get out of my way" Being some.
what superstitious like the majority of their
race, the three women became very much
frightened and agtated on receiving the
information, but promised to follow the
directions given by the cairvoyant, and take
the tea. After the visits, Mrs. Davis and
her two daughters acted very strangely, and
it became very evident that their minds
were affected. Leon Davis, policeman,
and son of Mrs. Davis, learned of these facts,
and, after an investigation, called in two
physicians, who pronounced them dement,
ed and they were removed to the asylum.
Mr.. Davis then procured warrant for the
arrest of Mrs. LIE Dent and she was subse-
queutly locked up, in default of 81 900 bail,
on charge of violating the act relating to
fortune telling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16
The Newport Race.

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug 16-11:30 a. NJ
At the start the Volunteer forged ahead OF
the Puritan and soon led her by about hall
mile. The Saehem is ahead of everything
The May flower is far IN the rear.
AT ll:40 a. m. the wind was almost calm
At u o'clock the Oracle led the fleet
The Sachem had fallen behind both the
Volunteer and Puritan. The Mayflower
was away behind.
AT 2:15 the Volunteer was leading by
about mile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

A FORMER FAIRFAxIAN in letter to the
Jasper county, Ga, Ne,rs, on, the recent pic
mic to Macon, pays the following compi.
ment to Col B. W. Frobel, formerly of Fair
fax county While the name, b w. Fro.
bel, may never be chiseled upon marble or
engraved upon bronze, yet to day it is
stamped in living. glowing letters upon the
heart OF every child in Monticello, and their
memory, year by year, will retouch it with
the coors of happy childhood and the pas
sage of time shall brighten, not dim it,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

AND NOW the color question has oblrudod
itself into the Ancient Order of Foresters,
which it threatens to disrupt. as the Eng
lish branch of the order admits colored
members, while the American branch en-
phalically excludes them. The color ques
ton has come to stay" because it origina-
ted in nature, and natural distinctions can
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16
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To-DAY.s TELEGRAPMIC NEWS.
The RiddIcberser Case.

Especial dispatch to tho Alexandria GAZETTE ]
WOODSTOCK, Aug. Ex-senator Riddle
berger is still in Jail. The grand jury has
been summoned to take testimony against
the mob for rescuing him. and it is believed
that sufficient testimony will be forthcom-
ing to convict his rescuers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

WHY THE President favors the new fan
gled civil service reform sham and humbng
is not so hard to tell. but why the demo-
cratic party should approve and endorse it,
opposed as it is not only to prescriptive
democratic policy, but to free American in :.
situations, is problem which only modern
democratic leaders can solve.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

with. As soon as these reports have been
reviewed and digesied line of policy will
be marked out and communicated to the OF.
ficials here. Then public announcement
of the actions Of the company will be made
The aggregate loss measured by precedcns
will amount 10 soma hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

Mr. Robert T. Thompson. an old and re-
spected citizen of Fairfax county. died at
his home in Vienna on Sunday, aged eighty
eight years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

The merchant who advertises is the one
who makes money and builds up large
trade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

GEoRG CATTLE MARKET. August 3
1S4 Cattle sold rs follows: Best Aa4I8c; good
4a4kc; medium 3l2adc; common 3t:3i2. 766
Sheep and Lambs were offered, all of which
sold at 2lha3lac for the former, and at 4aGl9c for
the latter. Calves sold at 4a5. 10 Cows and
Calves brought $20lS40. The market for all
kinds of stock was brisk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

BALTIMORE Hoe MARKET August 15.-Therc
is a falling off of some $50 in the number of the
receipts as compared with last week, and there is
some improvement generally in the quality of the
offerings. Trade is reported as moderately fair
in all the yards at the figures ruling last Monday
We quote Hogs now at 6Aa7asc per Ii net with
most sales at 7l.a7asc. Receipts 5, Isl head
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

New YORK August ] 6.-Cotton firm uplaudo
94s; Orleans 9ai futures steady. Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat better. Corn lower.
Pork firm at SIS Scale 90. Old mess Pork firm
at S15 GOALS %. Lard steady at SO S7Ia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-16

CHICAGO. Aug. 16, II a. m.-Tbc first sale Of
September Wheat made this morning was at 70 r
lower than last nights close aud up to this time
had declined to 60 1916. Sept Corn 403s Sept
Oats 245s. Jan Pork S12 15. Sept Lard Sc 52ll
Short ribs 50.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-08
ApoMEsTIc EPISODE.
New York SUM-

The president sat In his easy chair.
With Lamont ~ close as could be.
And the presidents wife sat over there
With her sewing upon one knee.
Said the president: .Dan here's lob for you:
My head for the problems too thick,
Bfeore you retire wish youwould do
A sum In arithmetic.
with twenty-five congressman lost this
year.
Which seems TO be nearly ourfate.
Where Will we be-sHy, Dan, do you hear 4?
In the autumn OF lightweight 2"
Dan bit at his nails and scratched his head
For the problem troubled him SO,
"Why,. maybe, perhaps, he stammered aud
sad,
Then declared that he didn't know.
The sweet little lady over there
Looked up. but not at the men,
And softly said, with far away air,
Wis teeth will be cut by then"
The president looked before him straight,
And his frown made Daniel vince,
my teeth will be cut by lightweight?
Thought they were cut long since"
The sweet little lady hung her head,
SO busy withs sham and fells.
And blushing little, she softly said,
II was thinking OF son<thing else.n
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-08
"It's Cold"

It's cold, very cold tonight up in
Rambler's Roost. Tomorrow Bank
Directors will meet. Examine the
semi-annual workings Of the Discount
mill. Declare public dividend Oh
per cent. Set aside for sinking
fund--thousands. Reflect the same
old board. Keep the ms in; and the
outs out. Merchants will make men
tai INVOICES and approximate net earn
ings. Farmers will foot up expense
account and Offset same with we'll filed
barns >of plenty. The mechanic by
honest economy points with pride to
his neat cottage home, now half paid
for through the Building and Loan As
ISOLATION. The day laborer has saved
for the winters blast. Would that all
were warm and happy. Banker, mer-
chant, mech mic, laborer, did you hear
that groan. 1t was the stifed cutlery OIL
that poor old shivering cripple in Gal
lows Hollow.
This time last year all the factories
had been running for two months
Now they are idle. You can see toe
plainly there must be suffering-M,
ideal of Heaven is a pure womanhood
and chivalrous manhood redeemed
My heroine is she who would privately
save the bare foot orphan from the
slum of Skuff Town, the blast of winter
apd the pinch of hunger. My hero il
he who will send old man Brameigar
ten or twenty-five bushels of coal anC
say nothing about it. God pity thu
poor. THE OLD MAN.
December 3lst.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-08
3. <. ooId,s Monthly Tobaceo Report.
QUOTATIONS.:

Our market for December failed to
manifest any special features of interest,
prices, in the main, having ruled about
same Of the previous month until abont
the middle, when the market became
more active with a slight advance on
nearly everything offered, but at the
closing sale for the month it again be-
came more quiet with slight easing off
in prices.
For the lack OF suitable weather for
handling, scarcely anything has yet
been done in TIE way Of stripping and
preparing the new crop for market;
therefore only verify few hogsheads OF
new have yet made their appearance in
the breaks, and those were mostly low
grades Of light, nondescript character.
However, the better grades are hardly
ever marketed until later on. In re-
gard to the quality of the crop, the pre-
vailing opining now seems to be that
it will not be near so good, generally, as
was expected before it was cured. The
stemmers and loose leaf dealers are
now beginning to enter the field, and,
understand, are paying 4 to 5 cents
round for common and medium crops,
and 81 to 6 cents for good crops; these
parties are becoming restless, as they
are anxious to commence work, and no
doubt trading in this line will soon be-
come active and general. Our regular
sales will commence again next week.
With compliments of the season.
Respectfully,
B. K. GOLD.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-08

THE Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany has contracted with the American
Bridge Company of Chicago to build a
bridge at Cairo across the Ohio river. at
a cost OF four and one-quarter million
dollars. The bridge is to be ITO feet
above low water mark, and to be fin
ished with steel incline one mile on
either side of the bridge. The I. G.
has also surveyed route to Mayfeld
on which they will soon commence
construction. On to Nashville and At
lanta is the watch-word.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-08
A Fools Philosophy.

The man who is willing to show the
editor how to run his paper has gener-
ally failed at every thing he tried.
The biggest fool on earth is the young
man who throws up situation where
he makes eight dollars week to sell
patent machines on commission.
The next biggest is the one who sends
a long article signed "Citizen" to the
papers and expects to see it printed.
The small sized fool one who lets his
jaw run like sash-saw with noise
enough to silence all sensible people
In a room.
A very grotesque fool is the young
man who buys red lemonade at the cir
Gus when there is hydrant within a
block.
The young man who asks a hotel
keeper if he can have home comforts at
his house is too fresh for this world
He should be turned over to pickle
manufacturer.
The merchant who will never adver-
tise in a. newspaper is the one who
sends out man with bucket of yellow
paint to decorate the fences. And the
man goes to sleep andl spills the paint
on his overalls, and that is one reason
why I think that the Foolkiller has but
fairly started with his labors.--S. Louis
Whip. n-s